Comment by fodkodrasz

C++ I have worked only a little with it, more so with C, but AFAIK order of files does kind-of matter, so at least declarations need to be present in each file upfront before use.

C# has a multi-pass compiler so that it can compile and link the components from multiple files, without need of placeholder declarations, regardless of the order the symbols appear in the files.

F# has a single pass compiler, which keeps the compiler implementation simpler, but the file, and symbol definition order does matter that way. This is totally intentional, this is supposed to make the codebase more straightforward, with which I personally agree with. This avoids the need for declarations and centralization of them, the includes all the baggage that comes with that approach, and all the complexity C# has. I have rarely found a limiting factor, though there are some cases when it can be a bit inconvenient, for me the application setup/composition (~DI, but I prefer more static approach in F#) needed some cumbersome refactoring in some cases (have only vague memories by now, and yes, I know co-recursive types exists)

I really like F#, but rarely have to opportunity to work in it.